Best PlacesTattnall County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Tattnall County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tattnall County ranks 2,538th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tattnall County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Tattnall County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tattnall County ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of counties
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- QuietBetter than 89% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of counties
Where Tattnall County ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Tattnall County
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tattnall County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,526, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Tattnall County's effective rate of 0.78%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tattnall County
Tattnall County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tattnall County.
Who works in Tattnall County, and how
Work in Tattnall County centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Tattnall County
Tattnall County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Tattnall County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Tattnall County growing, and who is moving in?
Tattnall County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Atlanta, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Tattnall County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Tattnall County, month by month
Tattnall County sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Tattnall County
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tattnall County
Schools across Tattnall County average a C−, better than 25% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Odum Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Toombs Central Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Lyons Upper ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Tattnall Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
- North Tattnall Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Toombs County Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Metter High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Tattnall County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Toombs County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tattnall County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tattnall County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Tattnall County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Tattnall County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 4% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Tattnall County
Is Tattnall County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tattnall County ranks 2,538th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on disaster risk and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tattnall County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,364. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $69,526 median income, cost of living beats 50% of counties.
Is Tattnall County safe?
Tattnall County is safer than 23% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $387 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Tattnall County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 41. That works out to about 87 pleasant days a year, more than 48% of counties.
Is Tattnall County good for families?
Schools beat 25% of counties, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $502 a month.
Compare Tattnall County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tattnall County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tattnall County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Tattnall County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tattnall County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tattnall County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tattnall County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tattnall County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tattnall County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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